Monthly Archives: December 2007

For the end of the year let’s forget the writer angst-what’s the point of angst anyway? Let’s think about telling a story. Don’t you love a good story? Whether in a book or on a screen, we all seem to want another story. We never tire of them. We watch them on television, we watch … Continue reading →

When my husband went to my blog earlier this evening, ads were posted there. Since I don’t put ads on my blog, this rather surprised me. I went back to look for myself and they were gone, but now I just to say that if you should happen to see ads here, they aren’t mine, … Continue reading →

For Christmas a little art. Many moons ago before I was born, my mother made a Christmas card for her mother. The card illustrated the Twelve Days of Christmas using my grandmother’s five children: my mom (who died at 45), my uncle Barry (who died at 22), my uncle Scott (who spent most of his … Continue reading →

Most of us have heard (and don’t follow) the advice to write every day. Today I came across a reason why we should take this advice to the ends of the earth if not the end of the page. Once you engage in writing a piece of fiction from your unconscious, it is crucial that … Continue reading →

Isaac Asimov said, “If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.” –from the February 2008 edition of Writer’s Digest in an article titled Baby Steps: Stop Obsessing about Writing a Book. Well, for me it would depend on the day. Today is a … Continue reading →